Pilgrims
For EVERYONE: What utinsil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving Dinner? (I'll call on you by the order of hand raised/name stated.)
What is a FORK.
When does Thanksgiving occur each year?
When is The Fourth Thursday of November.
For EVERYONE: Approx. how many Turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the USA? (to the closest million w/o going over!)
What is 280 million. (88%)
Which President is believed to be the FIRST to Pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
Who is Pres. Harry Truman (in 1947).
What is the name of the red flesh found under a turkey's beak?
What is a "wattle".
How long was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
What was THREE days.
The FIRST Thanksgiving lasted HOW MANY DAYS?
What is Three Days.
For EVERYONE: The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
The Thigh.
IN which President's rule did Thanksgiving grow into an annual holiday?
Who is Pres. Abe Lincoln.
What is the name for a FEMALE turkey?
What is a "Jenny".
What Native American tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were present at the FIRST THANKSGIVING?
Who were the Wampanoag.
What SOUTHERN state was first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
What is Virginia.
What is a baby turkey called?
What is a POULT.
What MEAT was brought to the First Thanksgiving, but is SELDOM eaten at Thanksgiving now?
What is DEER meat/or VENISON.
What is the loose skin under a male turkeys neck called? (Hint: Also the name of a crocheted "wrap" around a woman's tied up hair. - Jenny Miller crocheted one.)
What is a "snood".
Who traveled from England to Massachusetts and attended the FIRST Thanksgiving?
Who are the Pilgrims.
FOR EVERYONE!How many calories, on average, does an average person consume during Thanksgiving Dinner? (The closest to within 100 cal. wins)
What is 4500 calories.
A full grown average turkey has about how many feathers? (Closest w/o going over wins!)
What is 3,500 feathers
What FOOD (a general term) was ever-present at the FIRST Thanksgiving, but is seldom eaten at Thanksgiving now?
What is SEAFOOD.
What is the More Traditional Name for the "Horn of Plenty"?
What is the "cornucopia".
Who was the Native Am. chief that led the tribe during the FIRST Thanksgiving?
Who was Chief Massasoit.
When was the FIRST EVER NFL Football game played?(Hint: The year ends in a ZERO.)
What is 1920.
Which STATE raises the highest number of Turkeys?
What is Minnesota.
For EVERYONE: In WHAT DECADE was the Thanksgiving staple, green bean casserole, first created?
What was the 1950s.
What is the Nickname given to Rob Miles Huege that comes from a famous Pilgrim of the Mayflower?
What is Rob Miles-Standish Huege.